The Daily Herald

May 28, 2026

DATE ISSUED: Thursday 28th May 2026 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) 29th May 2026 … A DUST ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6PM TODAY … WEATHER: This afternoon & evening: Fair to partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Tonight, through Friday midday: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy. Isolated showers are likely. Forecast […]

May 28, 2026

A large number of scooters have remained in police storage for an extended period. PHILIPSBURG–St. Maarten Police Force KPSM is calling on owners of scooters currently being stored at the rear of the Philipsburg Police Station to retrieve their vehicles as authorities prepare the premises for the 2026 hurricane season. According to KPSM, a large […]

May 28, 2026

Rose-marie Wyatt will be frying and serving her delectable johnny cakes at the Handmade and Cultural Soirée at the Titah Frock Park on Union Road, Cole Bay. COLE BAY–A new weekly cultural experience aimed at celebrating the creativity, flavours, and traditions of St. Maarten will officially launch on Thursday, June 4, with the start of […]

May 28, 2026

Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs. PHILIPSBURG–The proposed National Ordinance on the Supervision of Payment Service Providers is the first step toward allowing international digital payment companies such as PayPal and Revolut to seriously consider operating in St. Maarten, Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs said on Wednesday. The minister made the remarks during the continuation of a Central […]

May 28, 2026

Tools and other valuable items stolen from private properties. PHILIPSBURG–Police are investigating a series of break-ins reported in the Belvedere, Nazareth and Dutch Quarter areas over the past several weeks, St. Maarten Police Force KPSM announced on Thursday.     According to police, several residents reported that homes and vehicles had been broken into, with […]

May 27, 2026

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday 27th May 2026 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) 28th May 2026 WEATHER: This afternoon & evening: Variably cloudy, occasionally breezy and slightly hazy. Tonight, through Thursday midday: Partly cloudy and slightly hazy, with isolated showers Forecast High: 30°C / 86°F               Forecast Low:  26°C / 79°F Sunset Today: 6:43 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:37 A.M. […]

May 27, 2026

Shujah Reiph, CLF President, St. Martin Book Fair Coordinator (left) and Cindy Peters, CLF Vice President, BFC member. PHILIPSBURG–Preparations for the 23rd edition of the St. Martin Book Fair are in high gear, with this year’s focus centred on the island’s authors, according to the Book Fair Committee (BFC). BFC head and literary festival coordinator […]

May 27, 2026

Viktoras Kamarevcevas (VSSA, Head of Digital Initiatives Department), Tomas Misevičius (Director, State Digital Solutions Agency VSSA), Femi Badejo (GoSM, ICT – Head of Department), Chard Charles (GoSM, ICT – Senior Policy Officer/Project Manager), Michel Williams (GoSM, ICT – Senior Policy Officer/Project Manager VILNIUS–A delegation from the ICT Department of St. Maarten is visiting Vilnius, Lithuania, […]

May 27, 2026

CBA choir winner of the Secondary Choir Competition, with their choir director Natisha Hanson and School Director Silveria Jacobs.   PHILIPSBURG–Kimore Smith of the Charlotte Brookson Academy (CBA) for the Performing Arts won the 2026 Secondary Schools Solo Competition, while the Marie Genevieve de Weever School and the Charlotte Brookson Academy choir captured top honours […]

May 27, 2026

PHILIPSBURG–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Patrice Gumbs of the Party for Progress (PFP) on Tuesday survived a motion of no confidence in Parliament after members voted 7 against and 6 in favour, rejecting the motion by a narrow margin following an extended debate on the performance of the ministry.   […]

May 27, 2026

Khalisha Halley. GUYANA–St. Maarten native Khalisha Halley recently presented research on substance use during pregnancy and its link to low birth weight at the 70th Annual CARPHA Health Research Conference in Georgetown, Guyana, placing her work before regional health leaders, ministers and international public health officials. Halley, a doctoral student at Florida A&M University (FAMU), […]

May 26, 2026

Plaintiffs THE HAGUE–The Netherlands will continue its appeal against a landmark climate ruling involving Bonaire, despite growing pressure following the court decision earlier this year. The issue was addressed in the Jetten Cabinet’s response to the Dutch Parliament following discussions during the February 2026 Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation IPKO in Aruba. According to the Dutch government, […]

May 26, 2026

WILLEMSTAD0–Curaçao’s ”Project-team Toezicht & Handhaving” (PTH), together with the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, carried out inspections at Spanish Water on May 22, resulting in the discovery of eleven rafts operating without valid permits. The controls took place across several bays within the area, one of Curaçao’s busiest locations for recreational boating and water-sports. According to […]